“I’m absolutely over the moon. So much hard work has gone into it,” Grehan said. “This morning I got off to a really slow start. I was really struggling with my swing and lunch came at a good time to reset.

“I went in at lunch on my own and just took a few minutes, and spoke to Dean (Robertson, GB&I captain). I met with my coach, Dave Ruddy, on the range, and we talked through a couple of things. I played really well this afternoon and hit some great shots.

“Obviously coming down the stretch, there were a few iffy ones, but there’s so much pressure on and so much at stake so it’s bound to happen. I played the last hole really, really well and got the job done.